However, if you're a W2 high income earner or business owner, I can't imagine it makes any sense to flip houses, mail mass post cards, wholesale, or build lead gen websites with the value of your time being better spent other places (such as learning about real estate and increasing your income through proven means), such as at your 9-5pm or growing your business, and your real estate is a long term process and you don't need "home run" deals to qualify or make it work.

Eventually, Class A property values increased to the point that even increasing rents didn't allow them to cashflow upon purchase.So, the flood of new investors switched to buying Class B properties.

I would at least recommend you have them shop a policy for you.One thing we did note is that with hail damage to roofs, they seem to be decreasing coverage/increasing deductibles on that if ever needed.

Lastly, if you’re currently taking a homestead exemption on property taxes, once that drops off (if you’re currently taking chose to transfer the exemption to your new home) your property taxes will likely increase $1k-$2k thus increasing your monthly mortgage.

After you've completed some updates & have reviews start to increase your rate.Feel free to reach out anytime if you have questions :)

So is it equally illegal when the large landlords drop rental prices in a building as vacancy increases and the market softens?

This has become challenging due to an increased interest in the historic district in Dubuque due to revitalization plans that include 18 million dollar investment into the historic downtown area. 

Hey @Marc Shin, hehe like @Bruce Woodruff said, you are single-handedly increasing the topics for searches!

Should I sell and 1031 the equity into a apartment complex where I can increase my net per month?

House hacking is a financial no-brainer, it eliminates you single biggest monthly expense, so you can increase your savings rate.